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  Word Descriptions monologue, latent, retribution, oblivious, asylum, gibe, sultry, venerable, prognosticate, obsolete


   
Description of monologue (noun)
speech by one person

Samples of monologue
Like a best-man's speech, Edward Petherbridge's The Eight O'Clock News is an anecdotal monologue, often rambling, occasionally funny and inevitably far too long.



   
Description of latent (adjective)
hidden; present but not fully developed; concealed; dormant

Samples of latent
If something is constructed today with a latent fault, that fault will be there - uncorrected - indefinitely.



   
Description of retribution (noun)
reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness or other action; requital; revenge; vengeance

Samples of retribution
Britain itself had escaped retribution; Africa would assume its full role in the spread of Christian truth and the British example, awakening American emulation, would result in the two countries jointly shaming the rest of the world into ending bondage.



   
Description of oblivious (adjective)
forgetful; absent-minded; ignoring

Samples of oblivious
Taff lay down on his back on the floor of the trench, oblivious to the mosquitoes and everything else and was soon snoring loudly.



   
Description of asylum (noun)
place offering shelter and retreat; refuge

Samples of asylum
Other cases are known to Amnesty International, where asylum seekers traveling without valid travel documents have been prevented by airline personnel, sometimes with the knowledge of Immigration Officers, from applying for political asylum in this country.
It was not until 1960 that the gargantuan task of demolishing the attached asylum was undertaken and Forston Manor returned to its original self as though nothing had happened.



   
Description of gibe (verb)
to laugh at; to utter with scorn; to jeer; to taunt mock

Samples of gibe
Chatellerault was gibing, when my silence had endured some moments.



   
Description of sultry (adjective)
hot and moist; sensuous; stifling

Samples of sultry
Keep in mind that the off-season for all of Florida, except the panhandle, is the summer, which is consistently hot and sultry.



   
Description of venerable (adjective)
deserving respect or reverence because of age; worthy of honor and esteem

Samples of venerable
London's venerable red and cream double-deckers rumbled along the Thames embankment for the last time in 1952.



   
Description of prognosticate (verb)
to forecast; to foretell; to diagnose

Samples of prognosticate
Patients, their families, and the medical system want doctors to prognosticate life expectancies for a variety of reasons.



   
Description of obsolete (adjective)
out of date; outdated; archaic; extinct; antiquated

Samples of obsolete
Computers have made many formerly manual tasks obsolete.
Although much of today's communication and correspondence takes place online, the Post Office is not quite obsolete.



  Determinations of the words monologue, latent, retribution, oblivious, asylum, gibe, sultry, venerable, prognosticate, obsolete

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